(08/10/06)

The site has been moved to a new server and is being sponsored by the NIH Office of Science Policy, Office of the NIH Director. The pages are being reviewed and new links are being added. Dr. Kelty will review the site and edit it regularly. Any suggesstions for new links should be sent to her at keltym@mail.nih.gov .

(02/05/05)

We have updated all pages of the site, eliminating dead links and adding new ones. Among the new topics is National Institutes of Health Conflict of Interest Information and Resources, which has links to ethics resources, press releases, memoranda and testimony, and information about the NIH Blue Ribbon Panel on Conflicts of Interest Policies. The site has links to Supplemental Standards of of Ethical Conduct and Financial Disclosure Requirements for Employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the February 3, 2005 Regulation (an interim final rule with request for comments). We have also added information about NIH Public Access, a website with information about the NIH policy on enhancing public access to archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research. The final policy was issued in February, 2005.

(08/29/02)

We have updated all pages of the site, eliminating dead links and adding many new ones.

(01/01/01)

We have added a page with the two dozen participating organizations of Genetic Resources on the Web (GROW).  In addition, many of the other pages have been enriched with new links as well ridded of dead ones.  Finally, the pages were edited to be more compatible with Internet Explorer.

(10/30/00)

We have added an archive for the news flashes and three new pages: Sociocultural Issues in research ethics, Ethinicity and Genetics, and Culture and Ethnicity in Medicine.

(8/11/00)

We now have a search engine for this site.

(8/2/00)

The web site has been completely renovated to include news flashes, a navigation bar, and pages explaining the organization of the site in more detail. New pages on genetic testing and gene patenting have been added.

(6/21/00)

The web site is undergoing major renovation. We are making every effort possible to make this site easier to use by making categories more logical and working on a search engine. Please send any comments or suggestions on the organization of this site to the webmaster.

With the release of the new policies for clinical investigators applying for NIH funding, we have included more links to resources on ethical issues in human studies, the responsible conduct of research, and tutorials, case studies, and courses.

We are now making an effort to include a comprehensive list of academic bioethics centers. The list so far is not complete, check back for new updates.

Upcoming categories to be added soon include: minority health, mental health, health privacy and confidentiality, genetic testing, gene patenting, reproductive technologies, undergraduate bioethics programs, and student organizations.

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